I “viaggiatori” hanno allestito un campo illegale vicino a un sito di armi nucleari

An illegal camp has been constructed by a group believed to be travellers next to Britain’s largest nuclear weapons facility.

Unauthorised work on land opposite Atomic Weapons Establishment’s Aldermaston campus has continued despite West Berkshire council imposing a temporary “stop notice”.

The Ministry of Defence designs and manufactures its nuclear warheads at the site, and the development’s proximity to it has left residents in the Aldermaston and Tadley areas fearing for their safety.

In an online petition, residents said the land was being cleared for plots intended for about 13 static homes.

They wrote: “Construction machinery is operating from 6am until nearly midnight, causing serious disruption, noise pollution, and distress to nearby residents – many of whom are older, vulnerable and rely on peace, safety and stability.

“In addition to the disturbance, attempts were also made to illegally access residential park’s water and electricity supply, causing further alarm and safety concerns.

“This situation has left our community feeling unsafe, anxious and unprotected. We urgently need intervention to stop further environmental harm, prevent unregulated development and ensure the wellbeing of residents in the local area.”

The petition, which has more than 600 signatures, said it was calling upon the authorities to “immediately halt all construction and land development” until proper planning permissions were in place.

The residents added: “This is not a petition against individuals or groups based on identity; it is about legal compliance, safety, and environmental protection.

“Long construction hours violate typical acceptable noise and community disruption standards. Unauthorised access to utilities demonstrates clear disregard for property boundaries and safety laws.”

The council said the landowner put in a planning application on November 3 to build 13 plots, but it was rejected. The temporary “stop notice” was issued on November 4, but it was ignored by the developers.

A council spokesman said: “We fully understand how distressing this has been for nearby residents, particularly given the scale and intensity of the activity over recent days.

“We served a temporary stop notice on November 4 and this remains in force. We are aware that this is continuing to be breached and work on site has not stopped, so we are continuing to gather the required evidence for a prosecution case.”

Planning enforcement is a civil process and the council does not have powers to remove people from land.

“We have requested ongoing support from Thames Valley Police and the Ministry of Defence Police regarding site activity and public safety,” the council added.

“Both agencies have received numerous calls from residents, and we will continue to press for coordination where their powers are engaged.”

If you need to see an example of media bias, look to how traveller matters are reported.

I am by no means supporting this breach of planning law, but the way the whole thing is filled with bias about how ‘residents’ are afraid, despite it being nowhere near any houses. Then a plea for scared local people to come forward when they are intimidated, despite this not having happened. They say it’s by a nuclear weapons site, as this makes it sound dangerous by association.

In reality it’s someone who owns a field doing some landscaping despite no planning permission.

Honestly if you live next to a nuclear weapons factory, some static caravans shouldn’t scare you.

I would have expected that this would have been treated as a security concern and the travelers removed (rightly so) without any warning or further reason.

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Nahr not going to happen, rubbish journalism, I was 1 miles away from a certain station asleep in my van when a colleague called me who had been arrested on land he was legally working there and owned by network rail, anyway one night and 2 guys in tactical gear woke him up, and moved him on after confirming who he was, the whole job shut down because no one could remove a block, because they sat on the gate with shooters prepared to arrest anyone who tried to enter.

they don’t mess about. when your near a power station, and they don’t know who you are

A lot of people were late for work next morning, id say at least 20 trains worth, both lines were closed for 4 hours, until important people got involved. top top people……